Sunday, October 5, 2008
Muddiest Point #6
My muddiest point this week: The huge push to make things easier and faster has definetely helped develop some technology that has truly benefited libraries and librarians. When is it enough? While the RFID tags hold some value, it really bothers me to hear one of the advantages of this technology would eliminate "having to open each book up in order to check them out". What? If you can't handle that, as a librarian, you may want to consider another line of work. Put the technology to better use...
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Hi,
Thanks for your comment on my blog. I think you bring up a really good point in this question. I agree--for years and years librarians and staff have survived opening books. Sometimes technology can be unnecessary and a waste. Maybe as librarians one day we'll have to decide which technology to subscribe to and which to dismiss.
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